| Principal Translations |
fling [sth],
fling [sth] at [sth],
fling [sth] at [sb]⇒ vtr | (throw) | tirar⇒ vtr |
| | | arrojar⇒ vtr |
| | | lanzar⇒ vtr |
| | Trevor flung a rock at the tree, but he missed. |
| | Trevor trató de tirar una piedra al árbol, pero falló. |
| fling yourself vtr + refl | (throw yourself) | tirarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | echarse⇒ v prnl |
| | Erin flung herself into the pool. |
| | Erin se tiró a la piscina. |
| fling [sb/sth] into [sth] vtr + prep | (put [sb/sth] somewhere suddenly) | arrojar en vtr + prep |
| | | lanzar en vtr + prep |
| | The political activist was flung into prison. |
| | Flinging some books into her bag, the student hurried out of the door. |
| | Arrojaron al activista político en la cárcel. // La estudiante arrojó algunos libros en su mochila y salió corriendo. |
| fling yourself into [sth] v expr | figurative (get involved in) | lanzarse de lleno a loc verb + prep |
| | | meterse de lleno en loc verb + prep |
| | | emplearse a fondo en loc verb + prep |
| | Lara is flinging herself into learning Spanish. |
| | Lara se lanzó de lleno a aprender español. |
| fling yourself at [sb] v expr | figurative, informal (attempt to engage romantically) | abalanzarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | tirarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | echarse⇒ v prnl |
| | John flung himself at every girl he met. |
| | John se abalanzaba sobre cada chica que conocía. |
| fling n | (act of flinging) | lanzamiento nm |
| | A single fling sent the hat flying into the corner of the room. |
| | Con un solo lanzamiento el sombrero voló a la esquina de la habitación. |
| fling n | informal (period of indulgence) (figurado) | aventura nf |
| | This party is our last fling before we leave for school. |
| | Esta fiesta es nuestra última aventura antes de ir a la escuela. |
| fling n | informal (romantic: brief affair) | aventura nf |
| | | rollo nm |
| | Jim had a fling with a coworker. |
| | Jim tuvo una aventura con una compañera de trabajo |
| fling n | informal (attempt) | intento nm |
| | | prueba nf |
| | She went to Hollywood to take a fling at acting. |
| | Fue a Hollywood a hacer un intento en actuación. |